Community Services

Community Services is sponsored by Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation.

This program supports organizations committed to improving the quality of life for residents of Kingsville in Kleberg County, South Texas, and the rural areas of adjoining counties. Funding areas include health, education, and social services.

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Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation The Foundation is committed to supporting and improving the quality of life for residents of Kingsville in Kleberg County, South Texas, and the rural areas of the adjoining counties. Funding is focused on this geographic region with a primary focus on Kingsville.

Organizations outside this geographic region with a history of previous funding may also apply. Funding areas include health, education and social services. We support: Health Services – organizations that improve health outcomes or provide access to high-quality healthcare in the focus region, including preventive, diagnostic, treatment, recovery and rehabilitative services.

Education – organizations that demonstrate innovative models of learning that help their students build character and develop their intellectual, physical and creative abilities to the highest level so they can thrive in today’s global world.

Social Services –organizations that provide services to low income children and families, counseling, advocacy, intervention and treatment services to prevent disease, promote healthy lifestyles and development, and encourage self-sufficiency. Community services organizations in the geographic region may apply once a year. A request letter signed by the President or CEO is required.

Before you begin your application, we request you review the grant guidelines and the PDF documents below to be sure to submit a complete application: Application Content and Attachments General General Application – List of Questions Online Application Instructions 2025 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Site-Based Mentoring in Kleberg County for Vulnerable Youth $25,000 Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Member Growth Initiative in Kleberg and Surrounding Counties $50,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, TX Ongoing After School and Mentoring Programming $100,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $40,000 Brush Country Literacy Council, Inc., Orange Grove, TX Adult Education High School Equivalency Classes in the Kingsville area $5,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place in Corpus Christi $30,000 Communities in Schools of the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi, TX In-School Service Support in Kingsville, Ricardo, and Premont ISDs $5,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $59,000 FOCUS Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX The Right Start Summer Program at TAMUK in Kingsville $10,000 HALO Flight Inc, Corpus Christi, TX One Health and Usage Monitoring System $75,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX Temporary Housing for Blood Cancer Patients $40,000 Las Casas Foundation, San Antonio, TX Joci Awards Scholarships in the Greater Kleberg County Area $25,000 Planned Parenthood South Texas, San Antonio, TX Health Care Services at Cameron County Clinics and via Telehealth $60,000 San Antonio Festival of Books, Inc., San Antonio, TX 2026 San Antonio Book Festival $25,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast and School Distribution Rights to NOVA and NATURE and gap funding $148,726 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Hearing Aid Loaner Program and Enhanced Literacy Program $50,000 The Purple Door, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Outreach Services Office $30,000 The Salvation Army, Corpus Christi, TXNew Box Truck for Thrift Store and ServicesEquipment and Training for Effective Emergency Response $71,196 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Clinic Health Services $85,000 $991,422 2024 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Mentoring for At-Risk Youth in Kingsville $5,000 Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Community Outreach Program in Kleberg, Brooks, and Jim Wells Counties $25,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, TX Ongoing After School and Mentoring Programming $100,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $40,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place in Corpus Christi $30,000 Communities in Schools of the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi, TX In-School Service Support in Kingsville and Premont ISDs $5,000 Community Action Corporation of South Texas, Alice, TX Case Managers at the TAMUK Clinic in Kingsville $20,000 Comp-U-Dopt, Inc., Houston, TX Out-of-School Technology Education at the Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville $36,696 Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi, TX ‘Museum on the Road project for Kingsville schools $25,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $59,000 FOCUS Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX The Right Start Program at TAMUK in Kingsville $10,000 HALO Flight Inc, Corpus Christi, TX Air Ambulance Service for All Patients $75,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX Temporary Housing for Blood Cancer Patients $40,000 Las Casas Foundation, San Antonio, TX Joci Awards Scholarships in the Greater Kleberg County Area $25,000 Planned Parenthood South Texas, San Antonio, TX Health Care Services at Cameron County Clinics and via Telehealth $50,000 San Antonio Festival of Books, Inc., San Antonio, TX 2025 San Antonio Book Festival $25,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast and School Distribution Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,726 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Hearing Aid Loaner Program and Enhanced Literacy Program $50,000 Teach For America, Inc., Mission, TX Education Attainment with Educator Training and Support – 3 Years $1,000,000 Willacy County EMS Inc., Raymondville, TX Equipment and Training for Effective Emergency Response $109,032 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Clinic Health Services $85,000 $1,960,954 2023 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Mentoring for At-Risk Youth in Kingsville, Texas $10,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Project Learn and SMART Moves $100,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $40,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place in Corpus Christi $30,000 CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, Corpus Christi, TX Spohn Kleberg Hospital’s Medical Surgical First Floor Unit renovation $750,000 Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX Pavilion Buildout Project $600,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $45,000 HALO Flight Inc, Corpus Christi, TX Training for One Pilot in 429 and 407 Helicopters at Bell Pilot Training Academy $50,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX $40,000 San Antonio Festival of Books, Inc., San Antonio, TX 2024 San Antonio Book Festival $25,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast and School Distribution Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,726 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Audiological Enhancement, Management, and Support $59,000 The Kingsville Amateur Boxing Club, Inc., Kingsville, TX Roof Repair and Replacement $40,000 The Purple Door, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Office Outreach Services $30,000 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Clinic Health Services $85,000 Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA Campaign For The Boys Scholarship Endowment $250,000 $2,300,226 2022 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., San Antonio, TX Alzheimer’s Care & Support Services in the Kingsville Area – 2 Years $90,000 Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Community Outreach Program in Kleberg, Brooks, and Jim Wells Counties $25,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Extension Site at Memorial Middle School for Teen Program $10,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $30,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place in Corpus Christi $25,000 Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi, TX STEM and History Outreach to South Texas Youth $25,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $40,000 Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Harlingen, TX Leadership Development Program and Financial Assistance in Kleberg County $30,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX $40,000 Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco, TX Innovative, Accelerated Associate Degree in Nursing – 2 Years $80,000 San Antonio Festival of Books, Inc., San Antonio, TX 2023 San Antonio Book Festival $25,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast and School Distribution Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,726 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Audiological Enhancement, Management, and Support $51,000 The Purple Door, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Office Outreach Services $30,000 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Clinic Health Services $65,000 $812,226 2021 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Community Outreach Program in Five Counties, Including Kleberg County $10,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX $100,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $30,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place Recovery Center $25,000 Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX Zero G.

Gait & Balance System for Body-Weight Support During Therapy – 2 Years $402,280 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $40,000 Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Harlingen, TX Leadership Development Program and Financial Assistance in Kleberg County $30,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX $40,000 Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, Houston, TX Recognition of Emerging Conditions Learning Lab at Schools of Nursing – 3 Years $1,165,940 San Antonio Festival of Books, Inc., San Antonio, TX 2022 San Antonio Book Festival $25,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,726 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Computer Network Replacement and Fiber Optics System Upgrade $75,000 The Purple Door, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Office Outreach Services $30,000 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Clinic Health Services $65,000 $2,184,446 2020 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Community Outreach Program $30,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Ongoing Programs $100,000 Boys & Girls Club of Harlingen, Harlingen, TX New Gymnasium Construction and Canopy Cover for Outdoor Courts $15,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $30,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place Recovery Center $25,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $37,500 Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Harlingen, TX Girl Scouts In-School Outreach Program in Kleberg County $40,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX Halo House Apartments $40,000 Shriners Hospitals for Children, Houston, TX La Feria Texas Outreach Clinics $80,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX Reading Program Services $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,726 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Audiology Services and Equipment $45,000 Upland Country Day School, Kennett Square, PA STEAM Project Phase 3 $100,000 Women’s Shelter of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Outreach Services Office $30,000 $718,726 2019 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Community Outreach Program $30,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Ongoing Programs ($75,000) and Gymnasium Construction ($50,000) $125,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $30,000 Cenikor Foundation, Houston, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services at Charlie’s Place Recovery Center $25,000 Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX Replacement of CT Scanner $500,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $35,000 Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Harlingen, TX Girl Scouts In-School Outreach Program in Kleberg County $20,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX $25,000 Presbyterian Pan American School, Kingsville, TX Boarding and Education for Students in the Local Community $52,500 Shriners Hospitals for Children, Houston, TX La Feria Texas Outreach Clinics $80,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $77,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,691 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Audiology Services Program $45,000 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX Attracting Medical Students from the Rio Grande Valley $2,562,000 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Family Planning Clinic $65,000 Women’s Shelter of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Outreach Services Office $25,000 $3,765,691 2018 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Boy Scouts of America South Texas Council, Corpus Christi, TX Camp Karankawa Pool Renovation $50,000 Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Ongoing Programs and Audio/Video Tech Room $100,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support $30,000 Charlie’s Place Recovery Center, Corpus Christi, TX Substance Abuse Treatment Services $25,000 Coastal Bend Community Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX Kenedy County Fire and Emergency Services Equipment $75,650 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $35,000 Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Harlingen, TX Girl Scouts In-School Outreach Program in Nueces and Kleberg Counties $30,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX Halo House Apartments 2018 $25,000 Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Corpus Christi, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs in Kingsville $35,000 Presbyterian Pan American School, Kingsville, TX Tuition Assistance for Students from the Texas/Mexico Border Region $60,000 Shriners Hospitals for Children, Houston, TX La Feria Texas Outreach Clinics $80,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $67,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,691 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Hearing Aid Loaner Program $45,000 Teach for America, Inc., Mission, TX Finding and Developing Our Next Generation of Educational Leaders $1,000,000 The Salvation Army, Corpus Christi, TX 2018 Honda Odyssey Minivan $26,653 Willacy County EMS, Inc., Raymondville, TX Ambulance Purchase and Training $235,000 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Family Planning Clinic $65,000 Women’s Shelter of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Outreach Services Office $25,000 $2,058,494 2017 Community Services Awards Organization Name Amount Boys & Girls Club of Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Ongoing Programs and Cafeteria $100,000 Brush Country CASA, Kingsville, TX Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Outreach $30,000 Coastal Bend Community Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX Hurricane Harvey Relief $150,000 Coastal Bend Food Bank, Corpus Christi, TX Hurricane Harvey Relief $50,000 Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX Futuresbright Campaign $600,000 Family Counseling Service, Corpus Christi, TX Therapy Services in Kingsville $35,000 Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX Outreach Program $30,000 Halo House Foundation, Houston, TX Halo House Apartments 2017 $25,000 Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Corpus Christi, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs in Kingsville $35,000 Presbyterian Pan American School, Kingsville, TX Tuition Assistance for Students from the Texas/Mexico Border Region $60,000 Shriners Hospitals for Children – Houston, Houston, TX 2nd Year of Pediatric Orthopedic Outreach Clinics in La Feria, Texas $80,000 Sight into Sound, Houston, TX Reading Program Services $20,000 South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, Corpus Christi, TX Family Planning and Health Services in Kingsville $67,500 South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi, TX Broadcast Rights to NOVA and NATURE $48,726 State of Texas Kidney Foundation, San Antonio, TX Coastal Bend Collaboration of the South Texas Kidney Check $50,000 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, San Antonio, TX Request for Technology Replacement $45,000 The Salvation Army, Corpus Christi, TX Hurricane Harvey Relief $44,565 $50,000 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX Attracting and Retaining Physicians in the Rio Grande Valley $2,000,000 Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX Kingsville Clinic Expansion Project $50,000 $3,570,791